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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-03-30

I once heard a mother, who had
been criticised for her personal vanity
by a somewhat gossipy neighbor, say
that she made it duty and pleasure
to keep we'll dressed, for she was like
ly at any hour to be called upon to en-
tertain friends whose good opinion
was of such consequence that she could
not afford to run the risk of having
them find her in any but neat and
presentable attire. The friends were
her husband and children, and she
was fully compensated for her care in
this direction by their approval and
appreciation. To be "well dressed
was not, to her mind, an admission OF
extravaganza. Good taste and gooc
planning often stand in place of dol
lars and cents, and the lady in ques
ton was able to dress we'll on half the
cost of her neighbours wardrobe.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-03-30
Morbid COnscientiOusness.

A man whose temperament is san
guine, for example, will never feel SO
deeply as one who is melancholic, nor
become persistent in duty with the
same ease as q phlegmatlc man. One,s
perception of truth also greatly modl-
fies ones struggles after Godlikeness,
since he who sees God to be yearnlng
with infinite desire to win his affec-
tions will find it easier to trust and
obey them implicitly than he to whom
God appears an embodiment of an aw-
full purity unmellowed by tender affec-
ton.
There Is also wide and perplexing
diversity in the consciences OF men:
In one the moral sense is acute and
quick, in another dull and slow. Some
men have intelligent, and others more
or less unenlightened, consciences.
The excessively acute conscience, il
misled by false conceptions of duty,
will become morbidly sensitive, espe-
cially in one whose temperament is
melancholic. 1t will condemn him
for doing things which God has not
forbidden, and move him to do what
God has not required; thereby becom.
ing to him the occasion of positive tor
ment-of much unnecessary suffering.
There is probably in most cases OF pro.
Ionged intense suffering from religious
causes a measure of this morbidity
Such sufferers usually mistake the Of
flee of conscience. They put 1t in the
place and give it the authority Of
Gods Word, forgetting that it is in
tended to be, not the absolute teacher
of duty, but only the approver of him
who does what he understands TO be
Gods will, and the accuser of him
who refuses to act up to the height O.
his convictions. Would he who is
tormented by morbid conscience stu,
DIV his duty in the light of revealed
truth. with steadfast purpose to per-
form it without reservation, his con
science. recognizing its Divine author
ity, would adjust itself to the claims
of the World. His mind would fine
repose in Christ.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-03-30
Broken Chords.

The possibilities of the human heart,
under grace, are marvellous; but the
dormant powers, or broken chords,
that have fallen under the whitening
blast of the tempter, that have been ST.
lent all our life, are beyond resurrec-
ton so far as human restoratives are
concerned. Satan has broken the
chords that once vibrated and made
melody in mans primeval state. His
comprehensions has been blunted, his
sensibilities have been blighted, his
understanding has been darkened."
1t has been the hope of the wisest and
best of men of all ages to unite the
chords of feeling that have been brok-
en- by the tempter. Human cataplasms
of all kinds have been applied to right
the wrongs of the human heart. The
fact is, those broken chords of thine
will never vibrate until touched with
the magic touch of Saviour's hand.
AS the broken clock goes back to the
maker for repairs, so the heart must 60
back to its Creatotethat its wrongs may
be righted. Ah, how the heart leaps
for joy when God has touched it into
harmony with the divine mind
Then, and then only, come the times
of refreshing from his presence. How
the new born soul rises in ecstasy
when when tie lie ssgt sssgt has been snade pure.
thou art not trsss!t hsss1 IN thy pos
sibilities are crushed by the 7 tmPteET
Like the prodigal son, you mph 'come
to yourself' if you would rise in the
image of your risen Lord.
Down in the human heart, crushed by the
tempter,
Feelings lie buried that grace can restore;.
Touched by the loving heart, wakened by
kindness,
Chords that were broken will vibrate once
more"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-03-30

Without date, place, publisher or
authors name, gray covered PAM
phlet has found it's way to our table
with "What kind of armor shall we
use?" printed in large letters on the
cover. A glance through the 10 pa
ges leaves the inference that some fel-
low who was not killed in the late
war, wants to know what kind OF
metal should be used in making ar,
mour for war vessels. Our answer is
the best for land and sea-"7ht
avhole armour of God" This armour
men are commanded to take unto
themselves. This refused then comes
war, even as certain as he who would
not cease to blaspheme Paul fell, pe'
consequence under the tuition of the
Devil.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-03-30

A good workshop with the cheaper
and more simple tools, is always worm
more than it costs to the falmer VINO
has sons. II should be provided WIN
q small stove for cold and stormy days
and be sufficiently lighted with VIII, VIII
dows. 1t may be- furnlsheu VIII ond
small foot-lathe. The tools may be
saws. planes, augers, drawings Die
and hammer. Here TOOLS may oe re-
haired on stormy days, or old ones
mended, or oiled and painted, harness
oiled boots BACKED, boxes made for
apples and potatoes, each holding a
bushel, and numberless other useful
operations performed.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-03-30

| Three and q half miles southwest oil
| |Leesville-about four miles in the
night with several gates to open
lives a right clever man, rather under
medium size, gel.erally if not univer-
sally known rs Jake Rawl." He is
man of business, cuts lumber and
deals fairly with his employees and
customers. When any one deals 9TH
erwise with him he n les no fuss but
quietly stops business in that direc-
ton. Bro. "Jake" seems to be gener-
ally in a good humor. He doesn't
cleverly get to one place before you
see him in another. He is all about
and knows what he is about.
Well, went home with Bro. Jake
last Friday night from Leesville. We
had dark drive-an hour late-Mas-
ter David along in the hind part of
the buggy didn't have time to go to
sleep and fall out-opening gate after
gate kept him awake. I found Sister
Rawl and the team (four) of children
just as active and clever as the old
gentleman himself.
i walked Saturday morning about
sun up fror1,a refreshing sleep.
Pray ors, hrc;i} fast, a walk Tssaa and
among the Qperatives-men, oxen and
mules-as Tie y performed their sever
parts IN nay ing and cutting logs into
lumber. VI of the teams was made
up or a yot te of oxen with a single
mule hltch(d in front. What struck
me was Ih mule leads the way along
the roaa md roads and no road,
through woods withoutany cline"
he khowfhis business so we'll that he
needs on1 a word now and then from
ms arlv4-a freedman. A model
mule; n Hfelt jut then that if I only
nau nau a congregation of certain
churcn Ikople right then and there I
could ma fe stood on one of those pine
stumps 'td preached them an appro-
preGte emon-that mule for "teXt."
reckon Sme of my hearers might not
nave ilkt u what was in me to say
ABOUT q mule showinr> church folks
now to( move about. eSoome church
memss8 sal cant be kept in a wide road
4 "double line''-they are
not willing Is Iiis WSfs-eeny where but in
the lead and they won't work there
for they will turn round and butt the
OK or saddle horse in the head.
Returning to town in the afternoon
we had Eddie for a hind rider and
gate opener. He did it as well as his
larger brother, but then he had day
light, even rs well as had in making
half dozen calls on Leesville citizens
before night.
The "turn out" at school and wor-
ship was rather slim Sabbath morn
ing, but fine congregation at night
Brother Edwards, the Baptist
minister of the town, present and
following my talk with prayer.
I had visited only few families
Sabbath afternoon-the last was Bro.
John Shealey's, where baptised their
delicate infant Vergie Amelia. Of
such is the kingdom of God in heaven
aud on earth, and that too whether
the Lord leaves them with their pa
rents below or takes them to himself
on high. 5. II. b.
P. S. Tuesday morning, 1.45, a let
ter to 60 and bury the child received
an hour and three quarters too late.
S. H. 3.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-03-30
A Useful Shoe Box.

What a vexatiou to q tidy housekee-
per is generous array of boots, shoes,
rubbers and arctics on the closet floor
or against the bedroom wall, or posi-
bly under the bed where careless Tom
had thrown them. A shoe box, which
is at the same time, lounge, is great
convenience. Take plain box, four
feet long. ten inches deep and fourteen
inches wide. Let the cover be on him
ges; furnish the box with castors,
paint the inside, cushion the top and
cover all with pretty cretonne or up
holstering goods. There will be room
inside for many pairs of foot wear.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-03-30

Judge Stewart, of baltimore, In q
recent charge to the grand jury, had
this to say about gambling ut church
fairs: THE vice will probably contin-
ue until the people are educated up to
the point when raff1es at fairs will be
considered all evil to be frowned upon,
that chances in holiday presents Is a
thing to be avoided. The groeser
forms of this vice are liable to punish
ment, and when the business of gam
bling is carried on in violation of law
the duty to society requires that the
offence should not be lightly passed
over, but should be prosecuted"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-03-30

The papers with an exception or
two seem to he agreed that President
Cleveland is blamable for not exam
lining the River and Harbor bill and
acting on it before Congress adjourned.
1t is good sign to our State papers
speak out though it be in criticism of
a Democrat President.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-03-30

Twenty four persons were killed
and probably a hundred and fifty in
iured, March IA, by the breaking in of
bridge on the Dedham Branch OF the
Boston and Providence railroad. "De-
fectiye material-unfaithful work by
builder of bridge"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-03-30

Reason! reason! as much as you
like; but beware of thinking that it
answers to everything, suffices for ev-
erything, satisfies everything. This
mother loses her child; will reason
comfort her? Does cool reason counsel
the inspired, the heroic warrior, the
true love? Reason guides but a small
part of man. and that the least inter-
esting. The rest obeys feeling, true or
false, and passion, good or bad.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-03-30

God takes notice not only of the
prayers of his afflicted people, which
are the language of grace, but even OF
their groans, which are the language
of nature.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-03-30

Sir Matthew Hale said "If I omit
praying and reading Gods Word in
the morning, nothing goes we'll with
me all day."
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-03-30

An attempt to assassinate the Car
was made last week. Two hundred
persons were arrested.
Borrowing is the canker and death
of every mans estate.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-03-30

Thou art not the more holy for be-
ing praised, nor the more worthless for
being dispraised.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-03-30

Forty-nine negroes left Union, 5.
c., March !, for Arkansas.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-03-30
co NJ MON S.
A Nervous Mans Vail.

The other day T called on gentle
man for whom have the highest re-
gard, and who has on several occasions
proved to me that he is one of natures
noblemen a man who never by any
means lets his left hand know what
his right hand is doing, and whose
right hand is continually doing good,
and yet before left him I could have
taken both his right and left hands
and cheerfully chopped them off, and
this is why: During the entire inter-
view his good right hand kept crack
ing the joints of the fingers Of his
equally good left hand and vice versa.
Now, if there is one thing more than
another that puts my nerves on edge
and makes my blood run cold it is to
have q man sit alongside of me and
crack his fingers, and consequently
during that whole interview I was in
continual struggle between my desire
to listen to my good friends talk and
my other desire to strangle him. Yet
he, good, easy soul, knew nothing of
this, and went on chatting and crack
unconscious of the sup
pressed Volcano thst st Il. f. Eesssged every
moment TO burst and oyerWhelm him.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-08-14
Destruction of Ants.

We know of no better way to get rid
of ants than to trap them. This can
be done by taking some bits of coarse
sponge and sprinkling sugar in their
cavities, and laying them near the
ants runs. The ants will visit the
sponges in considerable numbers, and
some lady member of the family, who
will give the matter attention, should
visit the sponges occasionally and pick
them up quickly and drop them into a
dish of hot Mater carried for the pur-
pose. If this course is persisted in the
ants will all be caught and destroyed.
Another way is to fill few walls with
sweet oil and sink them in the ground
to the rim, leaving the mouth open.
The ants like tho oil and will sip it. but
it destroys their capacity to breathe
and they die Of asphyxia. These TWO
methods can be carried on at he same
tilse. Nicks Aagasins.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-08-14
WHITEWAsHlNa TREES.
Remarks by Prof. Riley Before the New
York State Farmers.

Remarks by Prof Riley Before tho New
York State Farmers.
| wish to say few words about
whitewashing trees. In Washington the
authorities, though they have never
given any attention to the subject, have
the idea that whitewashing frees trees
from insects. In reality there is only
one of the four troublesome insects
that can in any way be affected by
and that is the tussock moth. So far
as the whitewashing reaches certain
number of the cocoons will be loosened
and exposed to the rains or rubbed of
by the washing, and it may be possible
that the lime will affect them, though
there is no evidence that such is the
case. But it is of no earthly us,
against the bag worm or elm-leaf beetle
or the web worm, and if it must be
done at all, there is no reason why the
authorities should not at least color the
lime SO as to cause it to resemble lit
tie more nearly the color of the trunk
of The tree. Of course, will not dis
cuss the matter from an aesthetic stand.
point, yet while to some it may not be
unpleasant to see lot of trees white
washed, for one do not like to see it.
may even add that so far as the insects
have mentioned are concerned, it is
an injury.
Every one of those insects, with the
exception of the first, has number of
enemies and parasites, many of which
have been discovered but very re-
Gently. For example, up to the pres
ent year no parasites were described or
recorded as affecting the web worm,
but | now know of quite number.
Among such enemies there is the So
called wheel-bug (Prionotas Cristatus)
a creature that is best characterized by
a peculiar serratc cog-wheel on the
back of its head, and that is further pc
culiar in using turpentine in cement
ing together its eggs. This creature
destroys the caterpillars both of the
tussock-moth and the web worm. Then
there is Che parasite, Perilitus Com
NUNS. an interesting point about
which is that it forms a little brown
cocoon, attached by silken thread,
and these cocoons are sometimes so
numerous on the outside of the trunk
of the trees which have been injured
by this web worm that the trees pre-
sent very marked appearance.
Another point want to make en-
PEASANT is that the English sparrow has
been noticed to peck away at these CO.
coons of the parasites, but never to at
tack the caterpillar itself. The white
washing does harm in destroying some
of these parasites. and also in destroy
ing the egg masses of spiders that also
attack the caterpillars.
As to tree boxes, while these may be
necessary on account of the injury that
without them, horses ard other ami
mails, as we'll as mischievious boys,
would inflict upon the trees, at least
until these have attained certain
size, they are always harmful. They
injure the trees by chatting and by the
pressure of the 5andages, and when OF
wood, as they are in the city of Wash
ington, they are particularly injurious,
because they serve as MIDI for different
insects. If the laws can not be made
SO strict as to prevent injury from
horses or lads then | would advise the
use of round iron boxes. Y World.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-08-14
YOUNG WoMen.s EMERY.
How Many Otherwise Pretty Girls Maize
Themselves ijhattractive.


Themselves thattractive.
There comes time, very early In
the lives Of most school girls, when
they Long for jewelry. ribbons, laces
and all the other articles which accom-
pany ornamental womanhood. The
desire is the inseparable accompani-
ment of a changing age, as the Young
boy would fan isngthsn his knicker-
pbekeiH into trousers, in the hope that
be will thus more, nearly resemble
father or. uncle. But if girls could
persuade themselves that a prodigality
OF ornament is unsuited to their years,
If they could be content to wait for a
more mature age before blossoming
into finerf. what temptation to foolish
yielding might be spared fond mothers'
''She really longs for a set of titr--
quoises,' says the mother. 81 don t
quite approve of it, for / like to see
girls simply dressed, but she cotttd en-
Joy them so much!''
And so they are bought, and Rosa
linda flaunts them in all sorts of insult
able places, because she knows they
are pretty and thinks them becoming
to her. So they are. but they trans
form her from the rosebud age to that
of the rose, and no forced flower is
ever so lovely as the one to which ma
ture only is god-inother.
what strikes me most forcibly about
my pupils" said lady who, from
teaching public school girls in manu-
featuring district, had become estab-
lished in private school patronized by
what are, actually and not technically,
"our best families sis the plainness
of their dress Their clothes are of
fine and beautiful material, but very
plainly made. "The hair Is simply
dressed, their collars immaculate, and
their boots in trim order. They are
far less pretentious than the girls have
been accustomed to seeing, but they
look like such ladies!'
Youth needs no ornament but the
sparkle and brightness accompanying
good health, and set off by absolute
cleanliness and tidiness of person. Ar
extreme of fashion is never in good
taste among grown women, but in girls
it simply barbarous. A pretty young
creature with her hair piled in a towel
upon the top of her head, or frizzec
until she Stimulates an electric doll
ceases TO be thing of beauty. She il
simply caricature of girlhood, and thu
more fnery she assumes, the less at
tractive does she become to the trul,
artistic Youths Companion.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-08-14

"A lady in Birmingham wrote to
lady friend in Montgomery to come
up and spend week with her. Among
the other inducements held out she Of
fered this: "You can sit at my window
and see seven funerals go by every
day. "-Moatgonaery (Ala. J Adveytiser.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-08-14
A Buffalo man saws there

"A Buffalo man says there are
enough shingles sold in that city every
year to supply every father in the land
with an instrument of physical punish
ment. 1t is estimated that there are
Is, 100000 fathers in the country who
annually inflict 1877, 100000 spankings,
equivalent to mean pressure of 300,-
100000 pounds on their somewhat
numerous offspring. Springfield Re-
alnbLicnn.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-08-14
A Good Investment

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and soon pure, fresh blood courses through
your veins, and you are another being!
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-08-14

In health, the kidneys enlarge, are partly
paralyzed, and finally dwindle in disease.
Whatever be the cause of their inactivity, it
is, if disregarded for any length of time, the
precursor of their destruction. The requi-
site amount of stimulus to arouse and keep
them active and healthy is afforded by Hos
letters Stomach Bitters. 1t is also benign
regulator of the bowels and liver, super
tonic for the stomach, and checks malarial
disease and rheumatism.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-08-14

whats the meaning of malapro-
posi-" asked little girl of her mother,
who answered: at means out of place,
my dear" A moment afterwards a
governess called who had just lost her
situation, and on mentioning the fact,
the child exclaimed: .'Oh! then you
are malapropos. IN Y. Ledger.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-08-14

Craig Tolliver possessed something
like sense of humor. just before he
started from the hotel in Morehead to
run the gauntlet of the sheriff's posse,
knowing that death was certain, he
said: They've always said I'd die
with my boots on, but I'll be - if l
do" Accordingly, he took off his
boots and started for the woods in his
stockings, and died without his boots
on minute later.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-08-14

When are we old? Prof Faraday
holds that the duration of life in man
and animal is five times the period
of growth; mans growth requires
twenty years; he should, therefore. UNI
der ordinary circumstance, live to be
100; infancy extending to the Goth year;
youth to the 50th, when the tissues be-
come firm; virility to Is, and old age
from rs to 100.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-08-14

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perfect condition, so that their children, I'M
tainted, shall rise up to call them blessed
There Is not druggist in all the land
But alMays Keeps stock on hand.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-08-14

"A remarkable illustration of the en-
during character of human hairmay now
be seen in the British Museum, where
has been placed wig, lately found in
a mple at Thebes, which is supposed
to have been worn by an Egyptian
priest at period not less than 3, 400
wears ago. Boston Budget.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-08-14

Fifteen ostriches have just been
hatched from nest of seventeen eggs
at an ostrich farm in San Diego Coun-
ty, California. This is the best record
ever made in America. There are
eighty birds at the farm now.